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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S2730-S2731 on May 5, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
S. 888. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Whitehouse, and Ms. Stabenow):
S. 889. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 890. A bill to establish the supplemental fraud fighting account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Conrad):
S. 891. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, Mr.
Thune, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coats, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cochran, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Johnson of
Wisconsin, and Mr. Lee):
S. 892. A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. LANDRIEU:
S. 893. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Akaka, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Webb,
Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Johanns, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran, and
Mr. Boozman):
S. 894. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2011, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs.
Gillibrand, and Mr. Leahy):
S. 895. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to invest in innovation for education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Begich):
S. 896. A bill to amend the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall of
Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Lee):
S. 897. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CARDIN:
S. 898. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary to establish a comprehensive design standard program to prevent, control, and treat pollulted stormwater runoff from federally funded highways and roads, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Mikulski,
Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Hagan):
S. 899. A bill to provide fo the eradication and control of nutria; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
S. 900. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Risch):
S. 901. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to ensure that amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HARKIN:
S. 902. A bill to amend part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for the repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. Boxer):
S. 903. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund to support research on diseases impacting the citrus industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH:
S. 904. A bill to improve jobs, opportunity, benefits, and services for unemployed Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kohl, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Blumenthal,
Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. Gillibrand):
S. 905. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of hearing aids; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
DeMint, Mr. Coats, Mr. Burr, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Coburn,
Mr. Vitter, Mr. Risch, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Moran, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Johanns, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hatch,
Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Thune):
S. 906. A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE:
S. 907. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses for business meals and entertainment; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
S. 908. A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich):
S. 909. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit certain revenues of private providers of public transportation by vanpool received from providing public transportation to be used for the purpose of acquiring rolling stock, and to permit certain expenditures of private vanpool contractors to be credited toward the local matching share of the costs of public transportation projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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